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The Hip Hinge is one of the core movement patterns required to do strength training. It is also one of the most difficult ones to pick up and master. If you cannot perform a hip hinge correctly you will not be able to perform deadlifts or variations of them.

This is a variation of a straight arm Lat Pulldown with the added element of a slight row. This exercise will isolate your lats and is an excellent exercise to do after pull-ups or lat pulldowns to really get them fired up.